Saudi Arabia's Grand Slam is shocking again! Fan Zhendong was reversed by his opponent in three consecutive games when he was leading by two games, and the opponent staged a shocking reversal and also broke out a shocking cold.
The WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles 1/8 finals ushered in a strong dialogue, with Fan Zhendong facing Germany's Francesca.
Fan Zhendong has been ranked No. 1 in the men's singles world for a long time, and was recently surpassed by Wang Chuqin and slipped to second. Fan Zhendong's recent form has not been very good, and he has not won the men's singles championship for more than 300 days. However, he still qualified for the men's singles at the Paris Olympics. He can play with a relaxed mind.
In this tournament, Fan Zhendong played well, sweeping Chilean player Boggs 3-0 and South Korean player Ahn Jae-hyun 3-0. However, in the third round, Fan Zhendong played against the German titan Francesca, and the game was not easy to play. Francesca has won two World Table Tennis Championships men's team runner-up and one Olympic men's team silver medal with German men's table tennis. Francesca has played an important role.
In this tournament, Francesca narrowly defeated Danish player Anders 3-2. Lind, who swept Álvaro Robles 3-0, advanced to the round of 16. Francesca is in very good form.
Francesca won three games in a row after dropping two games in a row and defeated Fan Zhendong 3-2.
In the first game, Fan Zhendong's state came out quickly, scoring 8; 2 and won the first game 11-4.
In the second game, Fan Zhendong made a 5:1 start. Francesca trailed to 4:6 by only two points. Fan Zhendong scored 5 points in a row and won another game 11:4.
In the third game, Francesca got off to a 4-1 start. Francesca held the lead and pulled back the game 11-6.
In the fourth game, Francesca got off to a 3-1 start. Fan Zhendong scored 2 points in a row to tie the score. Francesca scored three straight points to take the lead again. The two sides fell into a stalemate, and Francesca retained a three-point advantage to win another game 11-8.
In the fifth game, the two played inextricably, and Francesca led Fan Zhendong 8:6. Fan Zhendong scored 4 points in a row to get the match point. Unexpectedly, Fan Zhendong did not seize such a good opportunity. Francesca also scored four points in a row to win the fifth game 12-10. At the last moment, Francesca served, and Fan Zhendong took the serve. Fan Zhendong rarely makes such mistakes. It can be seen that Fan Zhendong's mentality is also unstable and a little panicked.
In the end, Francesca won three games in a row, defeated Fan Zhendong 3-2, staged a shocking reversal, and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals.
The second half of the Chinese men's table tennis is lost, and it is inevitable that it will not be able to win the championship and runner-up.
Why did Fan Zhendong lose to Francesca?
In terms of strength, Fan Zhendong is still stronger than Francesca. Fan Zhendong is 4 years younger than Francesca, and his physical strength is also superior. Fan Zhendong's tournament experience is also stronger than Francesca's. ‘
Why lose? Give food for thought!
One thing is for sure, Fan Zhendong's form has declined. He hasn't won the men's singles title for more than 300 days. It's all too rare.
Moreover, Fan Zhendong no longer has the fighting spirit he used to have. Since the level has declined, let's practice more, change your skills, and you can't let it go.
Also, is he focused on the Paris Olympics? Fan Zhendong lacks an Olympic singles gold medal. If he wins the Olympic singles gold medal, he will achieve a Grand Slam. But in his form, can he win an Olympic gold medal?
Also, is the off-field coach Wang Hao's guidance ability a little worse?
The men's table tennis players went out one after another, and Wang Hao had no way at all, looking very helpless. Except for the ugly expressions, no substantive suggestions were given to the players.
If the players are to be selected, will the coach also be selected?